Dinner Tonight: Budget Friendly Shopping List: Week of May 17, 2021
Here is your weekly meal plan and shopping list! This week you’ll use up part of the vegetables on the list in a baked veggie quesadilla recipe. The recipe calls for using any vegetables you choose, so we recommend using some tomatoes, lettuce, half of a green pepper and some frozen corn. You’ll already have all of those items for other meals throughout the week.
The quesadilla recipe also calls for mozzarella cheese and for making a sour cream dipping sauce with fresh herbs and lemon. To keep your budget in check, use whatever cheese you’d like — you can buy just one bag for both the quesadillas and the tostadas to make things easy. Omit the dipping sauce and just serve plain sour cream and salsa with both meals.
Please note that the recipes provided may serve different numbers of people. The shopping list is built from the recipes, so depending on the size of your family, you may need more or less of some ingredients. Remember to check the serving sizes before you shop so you can adjust your list to work for your family!
Monday
Corn Soup, Whole Wheat BreadTuesday
Baked Veggie Quesadillas, made with lettuce, tomato, green pepper and cornWednesday
Filipino Chicken Adobo, riceThursday
Tostadas, fruitFriday
Spicy Baked Fish, RiceProduce
1 bunch celery
4 carrots
2 green bell peppers
3 potatoes
1 head garlic
1 chile pepper (optional)
1 small bunch scallions (green onions)
1 head lettuce
3 tomatoes
Fruit of your choice
Grocery Items/Dry Goods
1 loaf whole wheat bread
6 flour tortillas
12 corn tortillas
2 cans (15 oz each) refried beans
1 jar salsa
1 bag white rice
1 can (8 oz) diced tomatoes
Frozen Foods
Meat/Seafood
1 lb. cod or tilapia filets
Dairy
1 large package shredded cheese
1 container (8 oz) sour cream
Check Your Pantry For
Salt
Pepper
Bay leaves
oregano
Rice vinegar or white vinegar
Soy sauce
Vegetable oil
Cornstarch